Display switching apparatus, display switching method, and display switching program

US8976178B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8976178-B2
Application numberUS-201213492313-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 8, 2012
Priority dateJun 13, 2011
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

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Provided is a display switching apparatus including an operation unit used to instruct a display unit to switch a display of a display image having a background image, and a control unit that, when instructed to switch the display of the display image via the operation unit, exercises control so that the display of the display image on the display unit is switched to the display image having the background image in a visible state indicating whether the display is switchable.

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What is claimed is: 1. A display switching apparatus, comprising: an operation unit used to instruct a display unit to switch a display content of a foreground display image having a background image in an initial visible state; and a control unit that, when instructed to switch the display content of the foreground display image via the operation unit, exercises control so that the background image of the foreground display image on the display unit is switched to one of plural…

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What does patent US8976178B2 cover?
Provided is a display switching apparatus including an operation unit used to instruct a display unit to switch a display of a display image having a background image, and a control unit that, when instructed to switch the display of the display image via the operation unit, exercises control so that the display of the display image on the display unit is switched to the display image having th…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nakamura Nobuyuki, Kawamata Wataru, Yasue Nobuyuki, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/04815. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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