PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20120101722A1
• Filed: 06/25/2010
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Inami, Akiko, Kanbe, Masaki
• Granted Patent: US 8,880,338 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/428
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3688 Systems comprising multiple parts or multiple output devices (not client-server), e.g. detachable faceplates, key fobs or multiple output screens
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1624 with sliding enclosures, e.g. sliding keyboard or display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/003 Maps
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/10 Map spot or coordinate position indicators; Map reading aids optical projection apparatus per se G03B
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/145 related to small screens
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

A mobile phone includes: a first housing having a first display part; a second housing having a second display part; acquisition means for obtaining image data and position information associated with the image data; position information acquisition section for obtaining current position information concerning a current position; a guide information acquisition section for generating a guide map showing a route from the current position to a spot that is indicated by the position information associated with the image data, based on the position information associated with the image data and the current position information; and a display control section for controlling display contents in the first display part and the second display part. The display control section causes the first display part to display the guide map and causes the second display part to display an image based on the image data.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device comprising:

a first housing including a first display part;

a second housing including a second display part;

acquisition section for obtaining image data and position information associated with said image data;

position information acquisition section for obtaining current position information concerning a current position;

guide information acquisition section for obtaining a guide map showing a route from said current position to a spot that is indicated by said position information associated with said image data, based on said position information associated with said image data and said current position information; and

display control section for controlling display contents in said first display part and said second display part,

wherein said display control section causes said first display part to display said guide map and causes said second display part to display an image based on said image data.

2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a mechanism for coupling said first housing and said second housing to each other in such a manner that said first housing and said second housing are displaceable between a first state in which said second display part is visually observable and a second state in which said second display part is not visually observable; and

state detection section for detecting said first state and said second state,

wherein said display control section causes said first display part to display said guide map, and in a case where said state detection section detects said first state, causes said second display part to display an image based on said image data.

3. The portable electronic device according to claim 2, further comprising a first touch panel provided on a display surface of said first display part,

wherein said display control section interchanges the display content in said first display part and the display content in said second display part in accordance with a predetermined operation being performed on said first touch panel.

4. The portable electronic device according to claim 2, further comprising a second touch panel provided on a display surface of said second display part,

wherein said display control section interchanges the display content in said first display part and the display content in said second display part in accordance with a predetermined operation being performed on said second touch panel.

5. A portable electronic device comprising:

a first housing including a first display part;

a second housing including a second display part;

storage section for storing image data and position information associated with said image data;

map acquisition section for obtaining a map including a predetermined position;

image search section for searching, from said image data, image data having associated therewith position information in a predetermined area including said predetermined position; and

display control section for controlling display contents in said first display part and said second display part,

wherein said display control section causes said first display part to display said map and causes said second display part to display an image based on the image data obtained as a result of the searching by said image search means.

6. The portable electronic device according to claim 5, further comprising:

a mechanism for coupling said first housing and said second housing to each other in such a manner that said first housing and said second housing are displaceable between a first state in which said second display part is visually observable and a second state in which said second display part is not visually observable;

state detection section for detecting said first state and said second state; and

position information acquisition section for obtaining current position information concerning a current position,

wherein

said predetermined position is a destination inputted, said map acquisition section obtains a guide map showing a route from said current position to said destination, based on destination information concerning said destination and said current position information,

said display control section causes said first display part to display said guide map, and in a case where said state detection section detects said first state, causes said second display part to display an image based on the image data obtained as a result of the searching by said image search section.

7. The portable electronic device according to claim 6, further comprising a first touch panel provided on a display surface of said first display part,

wherein said display control section interchanges the display content in said first display part and the display content in said second display part in accordance with a predetermined operation being performed on said first touch panel.

8. The portable electronic device according to claim 6, further comprising a second touch panel provided on a display surface of said second display part,

wherein said display control section interchanges the display content in said first display part and the display content in said second display part in accordance with a predetermined operation being performed on said second touch panel.

9. The portable electronic device according to claim 5, further comprising position information acquisition section for obtaining a current position,

wherein said predetermined position is the current position obtained by said position information acquisition section.

10. The portable electronic device according to claim 9, wherein

said map acquisition section obtains a guide map showing a spot that is indicated by the position information of the image data obtained as a result of the searching by said image search section,

said display control section causes said first display part to display said guide map as said map.

11. The portable electronic device according to claim 10, further comprising:

a mechanism for coupling said first housing and said second housing to each other in such a manner that said first housing and said second housing are displaceable between a first state in which said second display part is visually observable and a second state in which said second display part is not visually observable; and

state detection section for detecting said first state and said second state,

wherein said display control section causes said first display part to display said guide map, and in a case where said state detection section detects said first state, causes said second display part to display an image based on the image data obtained as a result of the searching by said image search section.

12. The portable electronic device according to claim 5, further comprising identification section for identifying, on a map displayed on said first display part, a designated location designated by a user,

wherein said predetermined position is the designated location identified by said identification section.

13. The portable electronic device according to claim 12, wherein

said map acquisition section obtains a guide map showing a spot that is indicated by the position information of the image data obtained as a result of the searching by said image search section,

said display control section causes said first display part to display said guide map as said map.

14. The portable electronic device according to claim 13, further comprising:

a mechanism for coupling said first housing and said second housing to each other in such a manner that said first housing and said second housing are displaceable between a first state in which said second display part is visually observable and a second state in which said second display part is not visually observable; and

state detection section for detecting said first state and said second state,

wherein said display control section causes said first display part to display said guide map, and in a case where said state detection section detects said first state, causes said second display part to display an image based on the image data obtained as a result of the searching by said image search section.

15. The portable electronic device according to claim 14, wherein

said first display part includes a touch panel on a display surface thereof,

said identification section identifies said designated spot based on a user contact position detected by said touch panel.