Image display apparatus, display control method for the same, program, and storage medium
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1. An image display apparatus, comprising:
- a first casing having an operation unit;
a second casing having a display unit capable of displaying a plurality of images received from different input sources;
a connection unit configured to interconnect the first and second casings and further adapted to allow the second casing to rotate relative to the first casing; and
a display control unit configured to, responsive to a rotated state of the second casing relative to the first casing, switch images to be displayed on the display unit,wherein, responsive to a rotated state of the second casing relative to the first casing, the image display apparatus switches between a television mode for displaying a picture obtained through reception of television broadcast and a telephone mode for television telephone communication.
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Abstract
An image display apparatus includes a first casing having an operation unit, a second casing having a display unit capable of displaying a plurality of images received from different input sources, and a connection unit configured to interconnect the first and second casings and to allow the second casing to rotate relative to the first casing. Images to be displayed on the display unit are switched responsive to a rotated state of the second casing relative to the first casing.
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1. An image display apparatus, comprising:
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a first casing having an operation unit; a second casing having a display unit capable of displaying a plurality of images received from different input sources; a connection unit configured to interconnect the first and second casings and further adapted to allow the second casing to rotate relative to the first casing; and a display control unit configured to, responsive to a rotated state of the second casing relative to the first casing, switch images to be displayed on the display unit, wherein, responsive to a rotated state of the second casing relative to the first casing, the image display apparatus switches between a television mode for displaying a picture obtained through reception of television broadcast and a telephone mode for television telephone communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A display control method for an image display apparatus including a first casing having an operation unit, a second casing having a display unit capable of displaying a plurality of images received from different input sources, and a connection unit configured to interconnect the first and second casings and to allow the second casing to rotate relative to the first casing, the display control method comprising:
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detecting a rotated state of the second casing relative to the first casing; and switching images to be displayed on the display unit responsive to the rotated state of the second casing relative to the first casing, wherein, responsive to a rotated state of the second casing relative to the first casing, switching occurs between a television mode for displaying a picture obtained through reception of television broadcast and a telephone mode for television telephone communication.
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7. A computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions to perform a display control method for an image display apparatus including a first casing having an operation unit, a second casing having a display unit capable of displaying a plurality of images received from different input sources, and a connection unit configured to interconnect the first and second casings and to allow the second casing to rotate relative to the first casing, the computer readable medium comprising:
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computer-executable instructions for detecting a rotated state of the second casing relative to the first casing; and computer-executable instructions for, responsive to the rotated state of the second casing relative to the first casing detected in the detection code, switching images to be displayed on the display unit, wherein, responsive to a rotated state of the second casing relative to the first casing, switching occurs between a television mode for displaying a picture obtained through reception of television broadcast and a telephone mode for television telephone communication.
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8. An image display apparatus, comprising:
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a first casing having an operation unit; a second casing having a display unit capable of displaying a plurality of images received from different input sources; a connection unit configured to interconnect the first and second casings and further adapted to allow the second casing to rotate relative to the first casing; and a control unit configured to, responsive to a rotated state of the second casing relative to the first casing, switch a telephone mode to a television mode for displaying a picture obtained through reception of television broadcast on the image display unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A display control method for an image display apparatus including a first casing having an operation unit, a second casing having a display unit capable of displaying a plurality of images received from different input sources, and a connection unit configured to interconnect the first and second casings and to allow the second casing to rotate relative to the first casing, the display control method comprising:
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detecting a rotated state of the second casing relative to the first casing; and switching a telephone mode to a television mode for displaying a picture obtained through reception of television broadcast on the image display unit, responsive to the rotated state of the second casing relative to the first casing.
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14. A computer readable medium containing computer-executable instructions to perform a display control method for an image display apparatus including a first casing having an operation unit, a second casing having a display unit capable of displaying a plurality of images received from different input sources, and a connection unit configured to interconnect the first and second casings and to allow the second casing to rotate relative to the first casing, the computer readable medium comprising:
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computer-executable instructions for detecting a rotated state of the second casing relative to the first casing; and computer-executable instructions for switching a telephone mode to a television mode for displaying a picture obtained through reception of television broadcast on the image display unit, responsive to the rotated state of the second casing relative to the first casing.
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