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Display device

  • US 6,788,292 B1
  • Filed: 08/25/2000
  • Issued: 09/07/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A display device comprising:

  • information storage means for storing information;

    information display means formed of at least two openable and closable screens for displaying information;

    rotation angle detection means for detecting an angle of rotation of said information display means;

    display control means connected to said rotation angle detection means for controlling whether said information display means provides display or not according to the angle of rotation of said information display means; and

    page turn instruction means for issuing an instruction to switch information displayed on said information display means, wherein said display control means includes;

    means connected to said rotation angle detection means for controlling whether said information display means provides display or not according to the angle of rotation of said information display means;

    means connected to said page turn instruction means for switching information as a unit corresponding to the number of screens providing display of said information display means according to output of said page turn instruction means; and

    means for compressing, if the number of screens providing display of said information display means decreases, information displayed on said information display means before the number of screens providing display decreases, and displaying the compressed information on a screen providing display of said information display means.

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