Reorienting display on portable computing device
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a portable housing configured to be held in a hand;
a processing circuit configured to provide voice communication functionality and a plurality of personal digital assistant functions;
a wireless communication interface coupled to the processing circuit configured to communicate with a network for at least one of the voice communication functionality and personal digital assistant functions; and
a display, the processing circuit configured to adjust a display orientation of the display during use of a plurality of device functions, the plurality of device functions comprising an Internet browsing function,wherein adjusted display orientation information of the portable electronic device is transmitted to a second electronic device including a second display to automatically enable the configuration of a display orientation of the second display.
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Abstract
An electronic system includes an electronic display device and a communication port. Each display mode corresponds to a particular position of the communication port relative to a line of sight of a user. In one embodiment, the communication port is an infrared communication port. Each display mode corresponds to a particular display orientation. The electronic display device displays visual data in the particular display orientation corresponding to the display mode of the electronic system. In one embodiment, the electronic system is a palmtop computer system such as a personal digital assistant.
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a portable housing configured to be held in a hand; a processing circuit configured to provide voice communication functionality and a plurality of personal digital assistant functions;
a wireless communication interface coupled to the processing circuit configured to communicate with a network for at least one of the voice communication functionality and personal digital assistant functions; anda display, the processing circuit configured to adjust a display orientation of the display during use of a plurality of device functions, the plurality of device functions comprising an Internet browsing function, wherein adjusted display orientation information of the portable electronic device is transmitted to a second electronic device including a second display to automatically enable the configuration of a display orientation of the second display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a portable housing; a processing circuit configured to provide voice communication functionality, email functionality and wireless internet browsing functionality; a display that is fixed with respect to the portable housing; and a user input device configured to receive a user input, wherein the processing circuit is configured to adjust a display orientation of the display approximately 90 degrees based on the user input during use of the wireless internet browsing functionality and adjusted display orientation information of the portable electronic device is transmitted to a second electronic device including a second display to automatically enable the configuration of a display orientation of the second display. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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determining an orientation of a portable computing device configured to provide voice communication functionality and a plurality of personal digital assistant functions; changing an orientation of images on a display of the portable computing device to correspond to the orientation of the portable computing device during use of a plurality of device functions, the plurality of device functions comprising an Internet browsing function; and transmitting the changed orientation information of images of the portable electronic device to a second electronic device including a second display to automatically enable the configuration of a display orientation of the second display, wherein an orientation of the display with respect to an orientation of a housing of the portable computing device remains fixed when changing the orientation of images on the display. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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