PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DISPLAY MODES FOR ONE-HANDED OPERATION
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device comprising:
- a case portion;
a display portion provided on said case portion, said display portion having a rectangular display surface;
an input portion that accepts input from a user; and
a control portion,said input portion including a touch panel for detecting a touch position on said display surface, said touch panel being integral with said display portion,said display portion having, as display modes, a full-screen display mode in which an image is displayed over an entire surface of said display surface, a right-hand display mode in which a scaled-down display of an original image with a similarity shape is provided along a right side and a lower side of said display surface, and a left-hand display mode in which a scaled-down display of an original image with a similarity shape is provided along a left side and the lower side of said display surface, andwhen a prescribed operation is received by said input portion, said control portion switching a display mode of said display portion from said full-screen display mode to said right-hand display mode or said left-hand display mode.
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Abstract
A display portion provided in a portable electronic device including a touch panel has, as display modes, a full-screen display mode in which an image is displayed over an entire surface of the display surface, a right-hand display mode in which a scaled-down display of an original image with a similarity shape is provided along a right side and a lower side of the display surface, and a left-hand display mode in which a scaled-down display of an original image with a similarity shape is provided along a left side and a lower side of the display surface. When a prescribed input operation is received by an input portion, a control portion switches a display mode of the display portion from the full-screen display mode to the right-hand display mode or the left-hand display mode.
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14 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a case portion; a display portion provided on said case portion, said display portion having a rectangular display surface; an input portion that accepts input from a user; and a control portion, said input portion including a touch panel for detecting a touch position on said display surface, said touch panel being integral with said display portion, said display portion having, as display modes, a full-screen display mode in which an image is displayed over an entire surface of said display surface, a right-hand display mode in which a scaled-down display of an original image with a similarity shape is provided along a right side and a lower side of said display surface, and a left-hand display mode in which a scaled-down display of an original image with a similarity shape is provided along a left side and the lower side of said display surface, and when a prescribed operation is received by said input portion, said control portion switching a display mode of said display portion from said full-screen display mode to said right-hand display mode or said left-hand display mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for displaying an image on a display portion of a portable electronic device, comprising:
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displaying an image over an entire surface of a rectangular display surface of said display portion in a full-screen display mode; displaying a scaled-down image of an original image with a similarity shape along a right side and a lower side of said rectangular display surface when in a right-hand display mode; displaying a scaled-down image of an original image with a similarity shape along a left side and the lower side of said rectangular display surface in a left-hand display mode; and switching a display mode from said full-screen display mode to said right-hand display mode or said left-hand display mode when a prescribed input operation to said portable electronic device is performed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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