Information processor
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1. An information processor comprising:
- display means for displaying information;
a plurality of connection means for connecting an external apparatus to one of said plurality of connection means which are arranged at different positions on said display means;
detection means for detecting which of said plurality of connection means the external apparatus is connected to; and
display control means for controlling a display form of information displayed on said display means in accordance with the result of the detection of said detection means, whereinthe external apparatus comprises input means for inputting information, andeach of said connection means is capable of receiving the same external apparatus.
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Abstract
An input-output integrated type electronic apparatus is arranged to enable the orientation of a displayed picture to be changed according to the orientation of the apparatus in a used state, whereby the facility with which the apparatus is used is improved. To change the display orientation, the content of a displayed picture is changed on the basis of a detected orientation of the apparatus.
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1. An information processor comprising:
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display means for displaying information; a plurality of connection means for connecting an external apparatus to one of said plurality of connection means which are arranged at different positions on said display means; detection means for detecting which of said plurality of connection means the external apparatus is connected to; and display control means for controlling a display form of information displayed on said display means in accordance with the result of the detection of said detection means, wherein the external apparatus comprises input means for inputting information, and each of said connection means is capable of receiving the same external apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information processor comprising:
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display means for displaying a picture; a plurality of connection means for connecting an external apparatus to one of said plurality of connection means which are arranged at different positions on said display means; detection means for detecting which of said plurality of connection means the external apparatus is connected to; and display control means for controlling a display form of the picture displayed on said display means in accordance with the result of the detection of said detection means, wherein the external apparatus comprises input means for inputting information, and each of said connection means is capable of receiving the same external apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An information processing method comprising the steps of:
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providing a display with a plurality of connection means arranged at different positions for receiving an external apparatus; detecting a connection signal indicating that the external apparatus is connected to one of the connection means; and controlling the display form of information to be displayed in accordance with the result of the detection of the detecting step, wherein each of the connection means provided is capable of receiving the same external apparatus, and the external apparatus is an input for inputting information to the display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An information processor comprising:
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display means for displaying information, said display means having length and width dimensions; a plurality of connection means for connecting an external apparatus to one of said plurality of connection means which are arranged at different positions on said display means; detection means for detecting which of said plurality of connection means the external apparatus is connected to; and display control means for controlling a display form of information displayed on said display means in accordance with the result of the detection of said detection means and the ratio between the length and width of said display means, wherein the external apparatus comprises input means for inputting information, and each of said connection means is capable of receiving the same external apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An information processing method comprising the steps of:
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providing a display with a plurality of connection means arranged at different positions for receiving an external apparatus, with the display having length and width dimensions; detecting a connection signal indicating that the external apparatus is connected to one of the connection means; and controlling the display form of information to be displayed in accordance with the result of the detection of the detecting step and the ratio between the length and width of the display, wherein each of the connection means provided is capable of receiving the same external apparatus, and the external apparatus is an input for inputting information to the display. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. An information processor comprising:
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display means for displaying information, said display means having length and width dimensions; a plurality of connection means for connecting an external apparatus to one of said plurality of connection means which are arranged at different positions on said display means; detection means for detecting which of said plurality of connection means the external apparatus is connected to; and display control means for controlling a display form of information displayed on said display means in accordance with the result of the detection of said detection means and the ratio between the length and width of said display means, wherein each of said connection means is capable of receiving the same external apparatus.
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